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We asked Bing AI to generate a next-gen Hexen game and the results are stunning

Semir Omerovic

Published: 09:13, 13 January 2024

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We asked Bing AI to generate a next-gen Hexen game and the results are stunning

Here is a next-gen Hexen game generated by Microsoft's Bing AI

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We used Microsoft's Bing AI and DALL E 3 to generate stunning screenshots of a potential next-gen Hexen game, featuring big monsters, green swamps, desolate areas, and plenty of magic.
While Phil Spencer supports the revival of older games, no talks have been held regarding a new Hexen game in development.
Microsoft and Activision Blizzard are expected to share news about their dormant franchises in the near future.

Here is a next-gen Hexen game generated by Microsoft's Bing AI

Microsoft's Bing AI creates a modern Hexen game with stunning Unreal Engine 5-like visuals, and we're blown away by it.

Classic fantasy first-person shooter Hexen is once again a hot topic among the gaming community after Microsoft officially acquired Activision Blizzard and all of their franchises including Hexen.

Microsoft Gaming head Phil Spencer previously stated that he is "all in" on revisiting older IP, namedropping Hexen and other Xbox, Bethesda and Activision Blizzard games.

So basically, if any of the Xbox studios want to make a new Hexen game, they will get a green light from the boss. Such news got us very excited so we started to think what exactly a next-gen Hexen could look like.

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Ideally, it would be fast-paced and action-packed similar to Doom as the original was also inspired by Id's popular title. To visualise the game, we used Microsoft's Bing AI, which recently introduced DALL E 3 for image generation, and the results are quite spectacular.

We asked the AI to generate a specific screenshot of the game from a first-person perspective in swampy and castle areas that we've seen in the original game with various enemy types on the screen. Here are a couple of screenshots.

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Next-gen Hexen - Big monsters, green swamps and desolate areas and plenty of magic

Quite incredible, right? We don't know about you but if we ever got a new Hexen game, this art style would be perfect. Fingers crossed.

Now, back to reality for a second. While Spencer is adamant that he and Microsoft will allow studios to revive older games, he also made it clear that no talks have been held regarding that. Simply put, there is no Hexen game in development, according to Spencer.

Hopefully, in the near future, Microsoft and Activision Blizzard will have some positive news to share regarding Hexen and their other dormant franchises.